01 March 2020

Saudi-based construction group Alfanar said its consortium, comprising Al Blagha Group and DTI, is among the two bidders for Renewable Energy Project Development Office’s (Repdo) 70-MW Solar Round Two project for Madinah and Rafha.  The other contender for the project is the US-based group First Solar.

A part of of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy, Industry, and Mineral Resources, Repdo had recently received these bids under Category A project within Round Two of its National Renewable Energy Program (NREP), which includes six solar power schemes with a total photovoltaic (PV) capacity of 1.47 GW. 

Round One was launched by the Saudi organisation in 2017 with key projects including 300-MW Sakaka solar PV project, now connected to the national electricity grid, and the 400-MW Dumat Al Jandal wind project, currently under construction. This was followed by Round Two launch in July last year.

A major player in the region, Alfanar is primarily engaged in manufacturing a wide range of low-, medium- and high-voltage electrical construction products, besides engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) solutions for conventional and renewable power plants, allied engineering services and design engineering. The Dammam-based group has built up an international presence throughout much of the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and European region.

The other bidder, First Solar, is an American manufacturer of solar panels, and a leading provider of utility-scale PV power plants, besides supporting services that include finance, construction, maintenance and end-of-life panel recycling.

The deadline for receiving proposals for Round Two projects was set at January 20, 2020 and February 3, 2020 for categories B and A, respectively.

Round Three projects have been divided into two categories: Category A, which targets smaller companies and includes the 80-MW Layla and the 120-MW Wadi Al Dawaser solar PV projects; and Category B which includes the 300-MW Saad and the 700-MW Ar Rass solar PV projects, said Repdo’s head Faisal Al yemni.

“Round Three will carry a minimum requirement of 17 per cent local content as calculated by the mechanisms defined by the Local Content & Government Procurement Authority, which aims to increase the value-added contribution of products and services in the national economy,” he added.  

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